GoGal · Atrófica 2.0

Atrófica 2.0 presents the work of Salvadoran artist Óscar López, whose gaze turns the walls of the historic center of San Salvador into a living reflection of urban memory. The exhibition space, converted into a visual archive, tells us, through sanded and superimposed layers of paint, graffiti, labels, stains and footprints, the history of a city transformed by renovation processes that have displaced part of its population and erased part of its popular identity.

López frames these vestiges as a form of marginal heritage, questioning which memories vanish when progress imposes order and cleanliness. His work invites us to view the city as a space where history, conflict, popular culture, and resistance coexist, prompting a universal reflection on collective memory and the consequences of urban transformation.

Roberta Bosco

Detail of “Sueño de una noche de martes” (2026)

“Compromiso de la inmediatez desde el andén” (2026)

Press

Bonart – “Els murs que encara recorden” , September 9, 2026